Bill Farrell 2025

[AnklePicker]

And kudos to Bassett and Miller for laying it on the line.  I’ve underestimated Bo.  I knew he was good obviously but man these results are so impressive.  Hoping he keeps upping his game.  

[GrandOlm]

12 hours ago, AnklePicker said:

And kudos to Bassett and Miller for laying it on the line.  I’ve underestimated Bo.  I knew he was good obviously but man these results are so impressive.  Hoping he keeps upping his game.  

I see so many comments about him being too old for high school. If he were an age bully, he'd be avoiding even college aged wrestlers. 

Maybe his parents did originally hold him back for tactical reasons, but it looks like he's not scared of losing and wants to face the best wrestlers in the world. 

[nhs67]

2 hours ago, GrandOlm said:

I see so many comments about him being too old for high school. If he were an age bully, he'd be avoiding even college aged wrestlers. 

Maybe his parents did originally hold him back for tactical reasons, but it looks like he's not scared of losing and wants to face the best wrestlers in the world. 

More accurately, people try to dunk on him because he is a unicorn.  He has done things with social media, with his commitment process, with how he carries himself, and with many other things that people can't wrap their mind around because he is one of one.  Being one of one invites someone to be critiqued in ways that people aren't capable of doing, so what do they do?  "He's too old!  Sadulaev Jr!"  Small minds.

[bnwtwg]

13 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

More accurately, people try to dunk on him because he is a unicorn.  He has done things with social media, with his commitment process, with how he carries himself, and with many other things that people can't wrap their mind around because he is one of one.  Being one of one invites someone to be critiqued in ways that people aren't capable of doing, so what do they do?  "He's too old!  Sadulaev Jr!"  Small minds.

bob dole

[Bigbrog]

1 hour ago, nhs67 said:

More accurately, people try to dunk on him because he is a unicorn.  He has done things with social media, with his commitment process, with how he carries himself, and with many other things that people can't wrap their mind around because he is one of one.  Being one of one invites someone to be critiqued in ways that people aren't capable of doing, so what do they do?  "He's too old!  Sadulaev Jr!"  Small minds.

bob dole

[Truzzcat]

2 hours ago, nhs67 said:

More accurately, people try to dunk on him because he is a unicorn.  He has done things with social media, with his commitment process, with how he carries himself, and with many other things that people can't wrap their mind around because he is one of one.  Being one of one invites someone to be critiqued in ways that people aren't capable of doing, so what do they do?  "He's too old!  Sadulaev Jr!"  Small minds.

I'm not sure I will ever recover if we do not medal in 2028 at 65kg. We could leigtamately have 8-10 top 25ish in the world level guys at trials.
 

• Jax
• Marcus
• Bo
• Valencia
• Mendez
• Alirez
• Stanich
• Hardy
• Woods
• Davino

[bnwtwg]

10 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

I'm not sure I will ever recover if we do not medal in 2028 at 65kg. We could leigtamately have 8-10 top 25ish in the world level guys at trials.

You might go from a recovering hopium addict to a recovering copium addict real quick if history has anything to say about the US performance at 65. Three times in twenty years (15% medal rate) is not exactly outstanding and we have sent plenty of outstanding wrestlers.

[1032004]

20 hours ago, Truzzcat said:

I believe he was insinuating that american RTC's should not be training foreign wrestlers which is some insane level of hypocrisy because Iowa brought in the Otoguro brothers to train with him and Spencer.

Exec director of HWC chimes in

 

 

[Truzzcat]

3 hours ago, 1032004 said:

Exec director of HWC chimes in

 

 

I think it was extremely idiotic of Desanto, but at the same time Medlin is kind of making it out to be something more than I think it really is.

[Ragu]

On 11/10/2025 at 2:00 PM, Hilton Head Joe said:

Merrill will be in mix for national title next year

Not unless he improves his neutral offense ten fold

[Room Guy]

Cringe level comments by AD. Embarrasing. Then the HWC guy doubles down. One of these days we will be a big boy professional sport. 

[1032004]

1 minute ago, Room Guy said:

Cringe level comments by AD. Embarrasing. Then the HWC guy doubles down. One of these days we will be a big boy professional sport. 

I think what the HWC guy said is an important distinction though.  If he was yelling at Medlin for coaching someone representing a different country, I don’t really have a problem with it (other than the hypocrisy if HWC does the same thing, I honestly don’t know if they do). If he was calling someone that is a naturalized citizen not an American, that’s kinda racist.

[bnwtwg]

Just gonna leave this here while Iowa definitely doesn't say or do anything else stupid.

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/33246420/iowa-apologizes-wisconsin-badgers-wrestler-austin-gomez-was-target-racial-slur

 

[Room Guy]

Aren't we trying to be a real pro sport? 

You coach your athletes. Period. Just like big boy sports (i.e Dodgers/Ohtani/Domincans/etc.)

[nhs67]

15 hours ago, 1032004 said:

Exec director of HWC chimes in

 

 

Yeah.  HWC looking like a bunch of coward b*tches in this one, honestly.

Hold Desanto accountable.  His outburst was indefensible.

[nhs67]

12 hours ago, Truzzcat said:

I think it was extremely idiotic of Desanto, but at the same time Medlin is kind of making it out to be something more than I think it really is.

I don't think he is.  He is defending his wrestler, as one should, and bringing attention to something that should not okay to do.  From a moral and ethics standpoint, he is 100% in the right.

[1032004]

27 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

I don't think he is.  He is defending his wrestler, as one should, and bringing attention to something that should not okay to do.  From a moral and ethics standpoint, he is 100% in the right.

I still think Desanto’s comment was directed at Medlin, not the wrestler.  Not 100% sure of course, but I think he was mad that they were coaching guys representing another country against guys representing the US, and not saying the wrestler isn’t an American because he obtained citizenship later in life.

[1032004]

11 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

Just gonna leave this here while Iowa definitely doesn't say or do anything else stupid.

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/33246420/iowa-apologizes-wisconsin-badgers-wrestler-austin-gomez-was-target-racial-slur

 

Meh, that’s a fan, not “Iowa.”  Are we allowed to say the NLWC booster that heckled Burroughs is “PSU”?

[bnwtwg]

11 hours ago, Room Guy said:

Aren't we trying to be a real pro sport? 

You coach your athletes. Period. Just like big boy sports (i.e Dodgers/Ohtani/Domincans/etc.)

Bingo.

Real "American" Freestyle features plenty of international competitors for crying out loud!

[bnwtwg]

1 minute ago, 1032004 said:

Meh, that’s a fan, not “Iowa.”  Are we allowed to say the NLWC booster that heckled Burroughs is “PSU”?

Yes it was, and yes We Are (see what I did there?)

[GimJustafan]

11 hours ago, 1032004 said:

I think what the HWC guy said is an important distinction though.  If he was yelling at Medlin for coaching someone representing a different country, I don’t really have a problem with it (other than the hypocrisy if HWC does the same thing, I honestly don’t know if they do). If he was calling someone that is a naturalized citizen not an American, that’s kinda racist.

maybe DeSanto should just wrestle /shut his mouth and act like a grown up 

DeSanto won the match  / why  is that not enough 

[nhs67]

17 minutes ago, GimJustafan said:

maybe DeSanto should just wrestle /shut his mouth and act like a grown up 

DeSanto won the match  / why  is that not enough 

His hand was raised, but nobody earned a win that match.  The referee appointed a winner. 

[Bigbrog]

18 minutes ago, GimJustafan said:

maybe DeSanto should just wrestle /shut his mouth and act like a grown up 

DeSanto won the match  / why  is that not enough 

bob dole

[nhs67]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

I still think Desanto’s comment was directed at Medlin, not the wrestler.  Not 100% sure of course, but I think he was mad that they were coaching guys representing another country against guys representing the US, and not saying the wrestler isn’t an American because he obtained citizenship later in life.

Medlin says otherwise in that thread.  Said it was yelled at the wrestler then yelled at him.

[GimJustafan]

2 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

His hand was raised, but nobody earned a win that match.  The referee appointed a winner. 

point taken